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<v Speaker 1>Three talk WhatsApp o seven so five six seven one

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<v Speaker 1>five six seven. As you well know, every year on

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<v Speaker 1>July eighteenth, we recognize Mandela Day and it's a day

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<v Speaker 1>where people are invited to set sixty seven minutes aside

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<v Speaker 1>to do something for others and do an act of

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<v Speaker 1>good will. No stranger to goodwill is the Ladles of

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<v Speaker 1>Love organization. They're really shot to prominence during the COVID

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<v Speaker 1>pandemic when they did such incredible work feeding hungry tummies

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<v Speaker 1>and they still continue to do so. To find out

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<v Speaker 1>more about their Mandela Day campaign, it's a pleasure to

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<v Speaker 1>say good morning and welcome to weekend Breakfast to Allison

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<v Speaker 1>McCutcheon of Ladles of Love. Good morning Allison, thanks for

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<v Speaker 1>joining us.

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<v Speaker 2>Good morning Amy, and hello listeners on this chilly morning.

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<v Speaker 1>It is chilly. Allison, and tell our listeners a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit more about Labels of Love Mandela Day campaign and

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<v Speaker 1>how they can get involved.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, well, this is our seventh Mandela Day. Just before COVID,

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<v Speaker 2>we started producing these Mandela Days and every year and

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<v Speaker 2>surfy through COVID that got big and beg and we

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<v Speaker 2>used to use it as a way to attract food

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<v Speaker 2>donations so that we could sustain our feeding programs, and

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<v Speaker 2>about two years ago we realized that actually it was

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<v Speaker 2>more about bringing people together to volunteer in the spirit

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<v Speaker 2>of a buntu, to roll up their sleeves and do

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<v Speaker 2>something to give back. So we've got a feeding scheme

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<v Speaker 2>where we provide nutrition to children in preschools, and to

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<v Speaker 2>sustain the program, we need to raise a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>money every year tomorrow and procure healthy food for the children,

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<v Speaker 2>but also to provide them items that help them grow

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<v Speaker 2>in terms of early childhood development. So we've got about

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<v Speaker 2>seven just over seven thousand children in our pro and

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<v Speaker 2>Mondela Day gives us the opportunity for people to volunteer,

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<v Speaker 2>to come together and make items for these children, and

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<v Speaker 2>by buying tickets to come to the event. And this year,

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<v Speaker 2>traditionally we've done sort of sixty seven minutes, but it

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<v Speaker 2>just wasn't enough. By the time people started doing things,

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<v Speaker 2>they were finished already. So this year we're doing two

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<v Speaker 2>hour sessions and people paid two fifty for a ticket,

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<v Speaker 2>which is actually a donation that feeds a child two

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<v Speaker 2>meals a day four months. So you do good bye

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<v Speaker 2>buying a ticket and then you come and join us

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<v Speaker 2>and spend two hours making these items. So it's this year,

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<v Speaker 2>it's bigger than ever before. We managed to secure the

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<v Speaker 2>DHL stadium. Wow and Kardi that they've donated it to

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<v Speaker 2>us in a huge, active, massive kindness, So we beside ourselves.

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<v Speaker 2>So after this big springbook game, we'll be moving in

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<v Speaker 2>in the next ten days or so to start building

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<v Speaker 2>up for Mondela Day, So thousands of people will be

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<v Speaker 2>coming together to do this and it honestly puts us

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<v Speaker 2>on our feet to raise the kind of money and

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<v Speaker 2>awareness and items we need for these children at preschools.

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<v Speaker 1>Sure, that's fantastic. Is there still space and opportunity for

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<v Speaker 1>people to get involved hundred percent.

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<v Speaker 2>That's why we had to move to a bigger venue

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<v Speaker 2>because we just couldn't accommodate the amount of people that

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<v Speaker 2>wanted to join us. With wellness in the workplace being

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<v Speaker 2>such a key drive at the moment, corporates are booking

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<v Speaker 2>tickets one hundred at a time, which has been fantastic,

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<v Speaker 2>So they're coming to roll up their fleas and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>school holidays, so I'm sure parents are going to jump

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<v Speaker 2>on board because it's something really worth while for children

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<v Speaker 2>to do to learn to get back to those less fortunate.

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<v Speaker 2>So in this instance, this year, there are four different disciplines,

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<v Speaker 2>so you can are they come and make sandwiches. In

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<v Speaker 2>the make zone and there's sandwiches you can fill the

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<v Speaker 2>buckets of which is layers of dry goods that can

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<v Speaker 2>one back at alone feeds about fourteen children. Or in

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<v Speaker 2>the create zone you can create beautiful posters that go

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<v Speaker 2>on the walls to educate the children, or little coloring

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<v Speaker 2>in books about numbers, letters. And then in the craft

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<v Speaker 2>section they'll make dolls and we've even got car cushions

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<v Speaker 2>this year and little piece dolls which are all about

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<v Speaker 2>the emotional wellness of the little children. And then the

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<v Speaker 2>last one is making. We call it the grower zone

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<v Speaker 2>where you make little edible gardens. You create them for

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<v Speaker 2>the children and the preschool principles can help grow little

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<v Speaker 2>edible gardens and then that food will go in the

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<v Speaker 2>pots for lunch.

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<v Speaker 1>And if you sign up to participate, do you do

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<v Speaker 1>all four or do you choose one?

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<v Speaker 2>No, you choose one. You do two hours in one stuff.

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<v Speaker 2>But there's more than enough to do and we provide

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<v Speaker 2>all the materials. So you just arrived, you can bring

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<v Speaker 2>your own coloring in because there's always an element of

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<v Speaker 2>doing a beautiful card with a message of love and

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<v Speaker 2>hope to the child that's going to be the beneficiary.

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<v Speaker 2>So you can either bring your own coloring in stuff

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<v Speaker 2>throughout those cards, or we provide everything through the generosity

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<v Speaker 2>of sponsors.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm so glad that you mentioned corporates a moment ago,

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<v Speaker 1>because there are there are ways for companies to get involved.

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<v Speaker 1>I know, for instance, Pesto Princess for every bag of

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<v Speaker 1>soup you buy from them, they donate a portion of

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<v Speaker 1>that to you so that it's a one.

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<v Speaker 2>Hundred print be fed.

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<v Speaker 1>And I'm sure there are other companies out there getting involved.

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<v Speaker 1>It sounds like a wonderful initiative. Allison, just remind our

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<v Speaker 1>listeners please how they go about signing up.

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<v Speaker 2>It's really easy. List year. We put a ticketing system

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<v Speaker 2>into our website, so you literally go to Ladles of

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<v Speaker 2>Love dot org dot and it will take you straight through.

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<v Speaker 2>There's a little pop up you click on that and

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<v Speaker 2>it takes you and you choose the venue. Because we

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<v Speaker 2>also had Kyle Lami Grand Prix Racetrack in Joannetesburg. Oh well,

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<v Speaker 2>so you choose your venue, you choose your time slot.

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<v Speaker 2>You can either do nine to eleven, eleven to one, one, two, three,

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<v Speaker 2>or three to five in the afternoon. So you choose

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<v Speaker 2>your time stop, you choose which one of the disciplines

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<v Speaker 2>that make create, grow, craft and grow and literally go

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<v Speaker 2>to kat and choose a number of tickets and then

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<v Speaker 2>of corporate it's one too. They can book directly through us.

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<v Speaker 2>We've offer concierge service and if that is tickets at

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<v Speaker 2>Ladles of Love dot org dot Saurday.

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<v Speaker 1>Tickets at Ladles of Love dot org dot sur Day,

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<v Speaker 1>otherwise Ladles of Love dot org and all the details

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<v Speaker 1>are there. Alison McCutchen, all the best with this Mandela

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<v Speaker 1>Day drive. It sounds absolutely incredible and I look forward

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<v Speaker 1>to coming out and supporting you wonderful.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you so much and we look forward to seeing

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<v Speaker 2>everybody at the stadium.

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<v Speaker 1>Ladels of Love, Allison McCutchen. They're just telling us about

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<v Speaker 1>this year's Mandela Day campaign.